Overview

Thanks to the carefully designed curriculum, students can choose from residential concentrations in Banking Finance or Corporate Finance. The online Finance program's concentration is Personal Financial Planning and is the only Financial Planning Board® certified bachelor’s degree program in North Carolina.

What You'll Learn

The Finance program’s curriculum focuses on the development of critical thinking and decision-making abilities to prepare students for the challenges they will face in a wide variety of careers. The major requirements feature courses from the disciplines of accounting, finance and economics.

Courses include Introduction to Income Taxation, Financial Statement Analysis, and Monetary and International Economics. In addition to the major requirements, the curriculum includes the university’s liberal studies requirement, the business core required of all business students, and general electives. All students complete a required internship in which they gain hands-on experience in the field of finance. Students often find internship opportunities with area banks and other financial institutions at WCU’s annual Financial Services Career Fair.

Where You'll Go

The public, private and government sectors have long been an employer for finance graduates. Many graduates from Western Carolina University find work in banks, credit unions, stock brokerage firms, insurance companies, financial planning firms, government agencies, and educational institutions, while others are self-employed.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, personal financial advisor occupations are expected to grow at the rate of 27 percent between 2012 and 2022—much faster than average. An aging population and an increase in life expectancy are thought to be tied to the increase in demand for financial planning services.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Bank Practice and Policy

Contemporary Managerial Finance

Intermediate Accounting

Monetary and International Economics

Financial Statement Analysis

Internship in Finance

Financial Statement Analysis

So You Want to Be a Millionaire

Cooperative Education in Finance

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Cullowhee, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

Your application to WCU begins with a strong academic record. We particularly look for:

Competitive Coursework
Competitive Grades and Class Rank (if Applicable)
Competitive Sat I or Act Scores
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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

11138 USD / year

≈ 11138 USD / year
Out-of-State

11138 USD / year

≈ 11138 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

7138 USD / year

≈ 7138 USD / year

Living costs

Cullowhee

United States

900 - 1400 USD / month

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Overview

What You'll Learn

Where You'll Go

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Cullowhee

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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